[Edaily Marketin Soyoung Park Reporter] This week (July 20–24), startups across various sectors—including raw materials and game publishing—secured investments from venture capital (VC) firms and accelerators (AC). In particular, logistics and e-commerce companies that bridge global and domestic markets succeeded in raising substantial funds. “TechTaka,” an operator of a global integrated logistics platform, and the e-commerce startup “Sajwo” each secured investments in the 10 billion won range.

“TechTaka,” operator of a global integrated logistics platform

TechTaka, which operates the AI-based global integrated logistics platform “ARGO,” has completed a follow-on investment round totaling 18 billion won. In this round, Altos Ventures—an existing investor—participated, following its investment in Naver D2SF last year. Jet Venture Capital (ZVC), which will assist with the company’s strategy for the Japanese market, also joined the investment. Altos Ventures, which led the investment, believes ARGO will grow into a core logistics platform driving the overseas expansion of K-commerce. With this, the company’s cumulative investment raised has exceeded 45 billion won.

TechTaka was founded in 2020. Its service, Argo, provides the entire e-commerce logistics process—from order collection to inventory management, fulfillment operations, and domestic and international shipping—all on a single platform. It is based on logistics automation and operational optimization utilizing AI technology. Naver has participated in a total of three funding rounds, starting with the seed round. The company is strengthening its collaboration with the Naver Shopping ecosystem. It was recently selected as an official service provider for Naver’s N-Delivery integrated return center.

With this investment, TechTaka aims to advance Argo’s AI technology to enhance various features for customer convenience and improve logistics quality. It will also expand specialized solutions to support sellers, such as smart inspection and various specialized fulfillment services. Additionally, the company plans to expand its domestic delivery guarantee service and grow its global network, focusing on key markets for Korean sellers, including Southeast Asia and Europe.

“Sajwo,” a Japanese Product Purchasing Agency

E-commerce startup Sajwo has secured 15.2 billion won in Series A funding. Participants in this round included Naver D2SF, Japan’s Japan Post Capital, logistics firm Suzuyo, venture capital firm Partners Fund, and Design for Ventures. With this, the company has raised a cumulative total of 21.7 billion won in funding. Separately, the company secured 29.5 billion won in credit-based financing from Mitsui Sumitomo and Mizuho, two of Japan’s three major banks.

Sajwo was founded in Japan in 2023 by CEO Gil Ma-ro. Sajue’s main service is an e-commerce platform that acts as a purchasing agent for Japanese products from sites such as Mercari, Rakuten, and Rakuma. It uses AI to streamline the payment, customs clearance, and delivery processes. Users can enjoy the same convenience as they would on domestic e-commerce sites. The AI also automatically calculates exchange rates, customs duties, and shipping costs. Since the company handles delivery through its own logistics network, users do not need to use a separate shipping agency.

Based on this investment, Sajue plans to secure talent, strengthen research and development, and expand into overseas markets. In addition, the company is recruiting partners for cross-border e-commerce to sell Korean products in Japan. Korean companies can use Sajue’s payment and logistics networks to sell their products to Japan via cross-border e-commerce.

“GreenDa,” a Company Specializing in Raw Materials Made from Fried Food Crumbs

“GreenDa,” a company specializing in raw materials for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) made from fried food scraps, has secured a 4.9 billion won Pre-Series A2 investment. All existing investors—GS Ventures, D3 Jubilee Partners, Bluepoint Partners, CNT Tech, and AI Angel Club—participated in this round as follow-on investors. Lotte Ventures, BNK Venture Investment, and IBK Industrial Bank of Korea joined as new investors. With this funding, the company’s cumulative investment total reached 7.2 billion won.

Founded in 2022, Greenda recovers oil from frying scraps generated by restaurants and food processing plants and converts it into high-value-added biofuel feedstock. The company does more than simply extract oil; it has established a “SAF feedstock value chain” that spans everything from raw material collection to pretreatment, refining, quality control, and supply. The company states that it is leading the way in resource circulation and carbon reduction. With this investment as a starting point, the company plans to strengthen its supply capabilities in both domestic and international biofuel markets.

“Red Brick House,” a publisher specializing in indie games

Red Brick House, a publisher specializing in indie games, has secured new investment. Participants in this round included Kakao Ventures, Devsisters Ventures, SmartStudy Ventures, Main Street Ventures, and ZION Investment. Kakao Ventures highly valued Red Brick House as a team capable of designing market entry strategies with developers based on its understanding of the global Steam ecosystem and building user communities even before launch. The company had previously secured strategic investment from Wemade Max.

Red Brick House is an indie game-focused publisher established last June. The company is composed of gaming industry experts with experience in discovering and publishing indie games, as well as global business operations. Co-CEOs Kim Hyuk-jin and Hong Ji-cheol are figures who discovered numerous global indie games at Neowiz and led investment, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and publishing operations. A Chinese gaming business expert who successfully secured Chinese publishing licenses and led market entry into China is also a key member of the team.

Redbrick House identifies promising domestic and international development studios and supports them in game development, publishing, and securing investment. The company works with developers to design and execute game-specific go-to-market strategies. Its services range from global service operations to intellectual property (IP) expansion and ancillary business ventures. Currently, Redbrick House has secured a diverse portfolio of domestic and international projects across various genres, including roguelike shooters, cooperative extraction games, and action-adventure titles. Moving forward, the company plans to introduce a variety of games to the global market across platforms such as PC and consoles, without relying on any specific genre or market.

In addition, Redbrick House collaborates closely with indie developers from the development stage onward. By jointly evaluating market potential and user feedback, the company enhances the game’s quality and designs the optimal launch timing and platforms. The company provides tailored support for each developer, ranging from building pre-launch communities for global users to global marketing, service operations, business strategy formulation, and investment. Furthermore, while preserving the developers’ creativity and uniqueness, Red Brick House supplements the business capabilities and global distribution networks that small teams often struggle to secure on their own, helping them achieve success in broader markets.